Where does “підхопити” come from?

підхопити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хопи́ти, from Old East Slavic хопити, from Proto-Slavic xopiti — to grasp, to seize.

підхопити (Ukrainian): to pick up

Definitions

  1. to pick up

Ancestry of “підхопити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхопи́тиto grab, to grasp, to seize, to snatch
2Old East Slavicхопити—
3Proto-Slavicxopitito grasp, to seize
Every word from Proto-Slavic xopiti →Every word from Old East Slavic хопити →Every word from Ukrainian хопи́ти →